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OPENING SESSION: Nobel Symposium in Physiology or Medicine

Nobel Symposium, Public Event

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Members of the public are invited to join the Opening Session of the Nobel Symposium in Physiology and Medicine. Themed Progress and Challenges in Cardiovascular Medicine, this will be the fourth symposium in the Nobel in Africa series at STIAS.

Nobel in Africa is a STIAS Initiative in partnership with Stellenbosch University, under the auspices of the Nobel Foundation and the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences with funding from the Knut & Alice Wallenberg Foundation.

Programme:

MC: Elana Afrika-Bredenkamp

09:00 – Opening remarks:

• Royal Academy of Sciences, Göran Hansson
• STIAS Director, Edward K. Kirumira
• Stellenbosch University Rector & Vice-Chancellor, Wim de Villiers

09:30 – CVD in the 21st Century | Chair: Jan Nilsson
• Keynote lecture: Abdallah Daar, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto
• Respondent: Ntobeko Ntusi, President and CEO, South African Medical Research Council

10:30 – Refreshments and end of public session

 

Members of the media are requested to liaise with:
Noloyiso Mtembu at [email protected] or 021 808 2584.

Date and time

Monday, 21 October 2024

08:30 – 10:30​

All times are in SAST (UTC+2)

Location

STIAS Wallenberg Research Centre

STIAS, Marais Road, Mostertsdrift
Stellenbosch

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